Classified Leadership Award |
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 Pat
Murray, Grossmont College Senate Vice-President,
recently attended the California Community Colleges
Classified Leadership Institute. At that event, Pat
received the CCC Classified Leadership Award in
recognition of her outstanding leadership at Grossmont
College and District. Please join me in congratulating
Pat on her award and thank her for her leadership and
energy.
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Evening/Weekend Nursing Program
Graduates
First Class |
Trustees Rick Alexander and Wendell Cutting attended
our event honoring the first 20 graduates of the
Evening and Weekend Nursing Program at their pinning
ceremony held on July 11. You may recall that this
program is sponsored by the Grossmont Healthcare
District. It was developed as an innovative way to
use valuable classroom facilities to train registered
nurses in an alternate schedule.
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New Website Launched |
 Please visit the new and improved Grossmont College
website. As part of a district project to update and
redesign our collective web presence, Grossmont College
has a brand new page. Thanks to Kats Gustafson, Andrea
Garzanelli and the Grossmont team for creating such a
nice looking and useful new space for our cyber
visitors.
http://www.grossmont.edu
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Summer Readiness Program
Panel Provides Tips for College Success to EOPS Freshmen |
 Participants in this summer’s inaugural EOPS Summer
Readiness Program enjoyed a first-hand opportunity to
learn useful tips for college success straight from the
teachers during a panel presentation. Assistant Math
Professor Beth Smith was joined by English instructor
Tony Ding and Librarian Michelle Blackman and Phi Theta
Kappa member Steve Nunberg on the panel. A dozen EOPS
students, otherwise through with their classes for the
day, chose to take advantage of this opportunity!
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Grossmont Staff and
Students Sweep Awards in Las Vegas Culinary Competition |
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Four
members of the Grossmont College ROP Culinary Arts
faculty and staff, assisted by seven students, swept top
honors at the Las Vegas Culinary Competition. Adjunct
instructor Chef Mial Parker won gold and silver medals,
Best in Show Award, Highest Core and Hot Food Grand
Champion. Chef Joe Orate won the ACF Silver Medal.
Assistant staff Mirella Hinojosa and Keoni Simmons both
won honorable mention awards. Chef Joe reports that the
students gained tremendous culinary experience.
Congratulations to all!
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Grossmont College Selected for
Prestigious Syracuse University Study |
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Thanks to Sue Jensen and our faculty involved in Project
Success, Grossmont College has been selected to
participate in a Syracuse University study that will
document the effectiveness of programs for academically
under-prepared students. Grossmont joins a select group
of six four-year institutions, including two CSU
campuses and Temple University, and 12 other community
colleges from across the country. The study’s national
advisory board members are nationally recognized experts
on learning communities, and represent such institutions
as UC Berkeley, American Association for Higher
Education, University of Texas at Austin, and Temple
University. |
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